Probing atoms by periodically modulated electron bunches
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| author | Voitkiv, A. B. Schneidmiller, E. Pfeifer, T. |
| author_facet | Voitkiv, A. B. Schneidmiller, E. Pfeifer, T. |
| contents | When passing through an undulator in a Free Electron Laser, dense bunches of relativistic electrons split into micro-bunches, attaining a periodic space-time structure. We show that the field of such periodically modulated bunches is tremendously influenced by coherence effects, resulting in a novel type of beam-atom interaction. Our results indicate that employing such bunches (alone or in combinations with the radiation they emit) offers a multitude of new opportunities for exploring atomic dynamics on a femtosecond time scale. |
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| spellingShingle | Probing atoms by periodically modulated electron bunches Voitkiv, A. B. Schneidmiller, E. Pfeifer, T. Atomic Physics When passing through an undulator in a Free Electron Laser, dense bunches of relativistic electrons split into micro-bunches, attaining a periodic space-time structure. We show that the field of such periodically modulated bunches is tremendously influenced by coherence effects, resulting in a novel type of beam-atom interaction. Our results indicate that employing such bunches (alone or in combinations with the radiation they emit) offers a multitude of new opportunities for exploring atomic dynamics on a femtosecond time scale. |
| title | Probing atoms by periodically modulated electron bunches |
| topic | Atomic Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.28899 |